(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has earned three major international honors — two from the iF Design Awards and one from the A Design Awards — for its leadership in digital design and innovation. The updated Garanti BBVA mobile app and … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, Technology, Telecom
Tagged A Design Awards, artificial intelligence, BBVA, Ceren Acer Kezik, Cloud technology, customer experience, digital innovation, digital transformation, financial technology, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA Strengthens Global Reputation for Human-Centered Digital Innovation with Multiple Design Awards, Garanti BBVA Wins International Recognition for Innovation in User Experience and Digital Banking Design, iF Design Awards, İlker Kuruöz, mobile banking, My Home My Car My Travel, Pulse app, Radical Client Perspective, technology and design, Turkey, UI design, user experience, UX design
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA has launched SMART, a new feature that automatically selects the most advantageous card for each transaction, making it the first of its kind in Turkey. Initially available with Miles&Smiles Garanti BBVA and American Express cards, SMART … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Financial, Security & Safety, Spain, Turkey
Tagged American Express, artificial intelligence, BonusFlaş, Ceren Acer Kezik, contactless payments, digital payments, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA introduces Turkey’s first smart feature that maximizes card benefits on every transaction, GarantiPay, Miles&Smiles, NFC, personalized banking, QR payments, Radical Client Perspective, smart, SMART innovation by Garanti BBVA transforms digital payments with personalized card selection, Turkey, Turkish Airlines
(IN BRIEF) Voith, Modern Karton, and Harbin Electric International (HEI) have announced the successful start-up of the high-speed PM 6 paper machine and BlueLine stock preparation system at Modern Karton’s Zonguldak facility. Capable of producing up to 640,000 metric tons … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Technology, Turkey
Tagged BlueLine, Christian Deide, containerboard, Eren Holding, Germany, Hamdullah Eren, Harbin Electric International, HEI, Heidenheim, Meri, Modern Karton, OnCare.Asset, OnCare.Health, OnControl, OnCumulus, OnEfficiency.Strength, OnQuality, packaging papers, paper production, Papermaking 4.0, PaperSchool, partnership, PM 6, Ralf Sorg, recycled paper, sustainability, sustainable paper manufacturing, Tamer Zengin, Turkey, VariFlex Performance, Voith, XcelLine, Xu Tie, Zonguldak
(IN BRIEF) Wood has secured $18 million in contracts to provide project management consultancy for Turkey’s largest polypropylene plant and terminal facility, part of the Ceyhan project in Adana province. Deploying more than 70 experts, Wood will oversee EPC works … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged Adana, carbon reduction, Ceyhan project, EPC, Gerry Traynor, Hydrogen Fuel, partnership, Petrochemical Industry, PMC, polypropylene plant, polypropylene production, Project Management Consultancy, propane storage, renewable electricity, Rönesans Holding, Sonatrach, Stolt-Nielsen, sustainability, Turkey, Wood
(IN BRIEF) BBVA now offers retail customers in Spain the ability to trade and custody bitcoin and ether directly through its mobile app, following clearance from the CNMV and in line with EU MiCA regulations. The fully integrated service, devoid … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, International Trade, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Turkey
Tagged Avax, BBVA, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Chiliz, CNMV, cryptocurrency, custody service, digital assets, ether, Francisco Maroto, Gonzalo Rodríguez, Investment Solutions, MiCA, mobile app, regulatory compliance, Retail Banking, Solana, Switzerland, tokenization, Turkey, USDC, XRP
(IN BRIEF) At FFD4 in Seville, BBVA announced it had allocated €27 billion in 2024 to sustainable infrastructure, climate action, entrepreneurship, and financial inclusion in Mexico, South America, and Turkey—up 60 percent from 2023—while its Microfinance Foundation provided €1.5 billion … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Antoni Ballabriga, BBVA, BBVA Microfinance Foundation, blended finance, climate solutions, emerging markets, equitable finance, FFD4, financial inclusion, Financing for Development, Gabriela Eguidazu, generative AI, Iván Poza, Laura Fernández Lord, Mexico, micro-health insurance, Multilateral Development Banks, partnership, private capital mobilization, Sevilla Commitment, South America, Stephanie García Van Gool, sustainability, Sustainable Finance, Turkey, €1.5 billion, €27 billion
(IN BRIEF) MAPFRE has made significant strides toward its climate goals, cutting its operational carbon footprint by 25% in 2024—far exceeding its annual reduction target. Through a wide array of global offset projects, the company neutralized 80% of its footprint … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 2024 carbon footprint, biodiversity, Brazil, carbon offset, climate change, Corporate GHG Compensation Strategy, deforestation, Envira Amazonia, environmental strategy, forest management, Germany, GHG reduction, Italy, MAPFRE, Mexico, net zero, PERU, PORTUGAL, Puerto Rico, Regenerative Agriculture, Serra do Caramulo, Spain, sustainability, Turkey, United States, wind energy
(IN BRIEF) SYNLAB has sold its operations in Eastern Europe—specifically in Croatia, Cyprus, North Macedonia, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey—to Medicover Group, a major European healthcare provider. This move, representing about 1.5% of SYNLAB’s 2024 revenue, is part of the company’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Science, Technology
Tagged capital deployment, CROATIA, Cyprus, diagnostic services, divestiture, Eastern Europe, Mathieu Floreani, Medicover Group, network densification, NORTH MACEDONIA, partnership, portfolio management, revenue 2024, Romania, Slovenia, specialty testing, strategic growth, Synlab, Turkey
(IN BRIEF) Turkish steel manufacturer Borçelik has selected ANDRITZ to supply a versatile combi-line furnace for a new cold strip mill in Bursa. This advanced furnace will support both galvanizing and annealing operations, enhancing Borçelik’s production of automotive-grade steel. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, Technology, Turkey
Tagged Andritz, Borçelik, Furnace Installation, partnership, steel production, Turkey
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA Kripto has partnered with Ripple and IBM to advance its digital asset platform, enhancing security and performance for its users. Through these collaborations, Garanti BBVA Kripto aims to strengthen its infrastructure to meet rising demand for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology, Turkey
Tagged Aaron Sears, BBVA, digital asset, Garanti BBVA, Garanti BBVA Kripto, IBM, Işıl Kılınç Gürtuna, Korcan Abalı, partnership, Ripple, SECURITY, Turkey, USA
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a $200 million loan to Turkish retailer A101 to support its sustainability efforts. The loan will help A101 reduce energy consumption, install solar panels, and expand its store … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Retail, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged A101, Dilara Sarı, EBRD, Osman Yilmaz, partnership, retail, sustainability, Turkey, Wojtek Boniaszczuk
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has provided a $60 million loan to Borusan EnBW Enerji to support the development of 116 MW of onshore wind-energy capacity in Türkiye’s Sivas and Tekirdağ provinces. This investment is … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged Aida Sitdikova, Borusan EnBW Enerji, EBRD, Germany, partnership, renewable energy, sustainability, Turkey
(IN BRIEF) Polat Enerji, a leading wind energy investor in Türkiye, has expanded its partnership with ENERCON by signing contracts to add 110.5 MW of capacity across three new wind farm projects. These projects, which include advanced wind turbines and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Turkey
Tagged Arif Günyar, Enercon, Neşet Özgür Cireli, partnership, Polat Enerji, renewable energy, sustaianbaility, Turkey, Uli Schulze Südhoff, wind farm projects
(IN BRIEF) PUMA has announced leadership changes to bolster its presence in the GCC and surrounding regions. Johan Kuhlo has been appointed as Managing Director for the GCC, overseeing key markets like the UAE and Saudi Arabia, effective September 1. … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, Germany, Government, Industrial, Management, News, Sports, Technology, Turkey
Tagged appointments, Arne Freundt, GCC, Johan Kuhlo, leadership, Middle East, Peter Dangl, PUMA, Taner Seyis, Turkey
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a €25 million loan to Türkiye’s Polinas Plastik to enhance the company’s green credentials through resource and energy efficiency upgrades, including a new production line for recyclable packaging … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, Packaging Production, partnership, Polinas, sustainability, Turkey
(IN BRIEF) Mahmut Akten will become CEO of Garanti BBVA and BBVA Country Manager in Turkey, replacing Recep Baştuğ. The appointment is pending regulatory approval. BBVA has reorganized its global Client Solutions area, introducing new leadership for Commercial and Retail … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Turkey
Tagged appointment, BBVA, CEO, Country Manager, David Puente, Garanti BBVA, Jaime Sáenz de Tejada, leadership, Mahmut Akten, Murat Kalkan, Onur Genç, partnership, Recep Baştuğ, Turkey
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested up to US$ 90 million (€83 million) in Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi’s first sustainability-linked Eurobond, part of a larger US$ 550 million issuance. This funding will help Ulker, a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, Erdem Yasar, Eurobond, investment, Mete Buyurgan, partnership, sustainability, Turkey, Ulker Biskuvi Sanayi
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has been selected by Turkish insulation felt manufacturer Şiteks to supply a complete needlepunch line for its Tekirdag facility. This investment will significantly increase Şiteks’ production capacity to meet global demand for needlepunched nonwoven insulation products in … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Turkey
Tagged Andritz, needlepunch line, Oguz Sisman, partnership, Şiteks, sustainability, Turkey
(IN BRIEF) The Turkish water authority, Devlet Su İşleri (DSI), has chosen international technology group ANDRITZ to provide electro-mechanical equipment for the new 160 MW Silvan hydropower plant in Türkiye. ANDRITZ will supply turbines, generators, and associated equipment for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, Turkey
Tagged Andritz, Devlet Su İşleri (DSI), Frank Mette, partnership, Renewable Energy Infrastructure, Silvan Hydropower Plant, sustainability, Turkey
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has initiated a groundbreaking Digital Transformation Financing Facility (DTFF) with a €25 million loan to Türk Ekonomi Bankası (TEB) in Türkiye, marking its inaugural transaction. Aimed at boosting the digital … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Technology, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged Ali Gokhan Cengiz, Arvid Tuerkner, digital transformation, EBRD, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, partnership, SMEs, sustainability, Türk Ekonomi Bankası, Turkey
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